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• Anterior Eye
• Visual Optics
• Soft Lens Materials
• Soft Lens Manufacture
• Soft Lens Optics
• Soft Lens Measurement
• Soft Lens Design and Fitting
• Soft Toric Lens Design and Fitting
• Soft Lens Care Systems
• Rigid Lens Materials
• Rigid Lens Manufacture
• Rigid Lens Optics
• Rigid Lens Measurement
• Rigid Corneal Lens Design and Fitting
• Rigid Toric Corneal Lens Design and Fitting
• Rigid Scleral and Corneoscleral Lens Design and Fitting
• Rigid Lens Care Systems
• Daily Disposable Lenses
• Reusable Lenses
• Tinted Lenses
• Presbyopia
• Extended Wear
• Sport
• Keratoconus
• High Ametropia
• Babies and Children
• Therapeutic Applications
• Post-surgery
• Orthokeratology
• Myopia Control
• Diabetes
• History Taking
• Diagnostic Instruments
• Preliminary Examination
• Patient Education
• Aftercare
• Complications
• Compliance
• Practice Management.

The field of contact lenses continues to evolve at a rapid pace, with new optical designs and vision correction options continually being developed. Additionally, the rapid expansion of clinical instrumentation offers eye care practitioners a wide choice of investigative techniques for assessing in-eye contact lens performance and diagnosing adverse reactions. Now in its fourth edition, Contact Lens Practice has been thoroughly updated and revised to capture these developments and more, and translate them into an organised and easily digestible resource. Written and edited by award-winning author, researcher, and lecturer, Professor Nathan Efron, this title provides a comprehensive, evidence-based overview of the scientific foundations and clinical applications of contact lens fitting. The text has been refreshed by the inclusion of five new authors - a mixture of scientists and clinicians, all of whom are at the cutting edge of their specialty. Serves as an essential companion and guide to current thinking and practice in the content lens field, ideal for use by optometrists, ophthalmologists, orthoptists, opticians, students, and contact lens industry professionals. Presents subject matter in a clear and logical format to allow the reader to quickly identify and comprehend key information. Features highly illustrated chapters in full colour, helping the reader to visualize core concepts. Includes completely rewritten chapters, by new authors, on scleral and corneo-scleral contact lenses, high ametropia, therapeutic applications, post-surgical lens fitting, and practice management. A new chapter on Post-Surgery Management consolidates core information on post-operative management involving contact lenses. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

• The corporation and financial markets
• Introduction to financial statement analysis
• Financial decision making and the law of one price
• The time value of money
• Interest rates
• Valuing bonds
• Investment decision rules
• Fundamentals of capital budgeting
• Valuing stocks
• Capital markets and the pricing of risk
• Optimal portfolio choice and the capital asset pricing model
• Estimating the cost of capital
• Investor behavior and capital market efficiency
• Captial structure in a perfect market
• Debt and taxes
• Financial distress, managerial incentives, and information
• Payout policy
• Capital budgeting and valuation with leverage
• Valuation and financial modeling : a case study
• Financial options
• Option valuation
• Real options
• Raising equity capital
• Debt financing
• Leasing
• Working capital management
• Short-term financial planning
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate governance
• Risk management
• International corporate finance.

• The corporation and financial markets
• Introduction to financial statement analysis
• Financial decision making and the law of one price
• The time value of money
• Interest rates
• Valuing bonds
• Investment decision rules
• Fundamentals of capital budgeting
• Valuing stocks
• Capital markets and the pricing of risk
• Optimal portfolio choice and the capital asset pricing model
• Estimating the cost of capital
• Investor behavior and capital market efficiency
• Captial structure in a perfect market
• Debt and taxes
• Financial distress, managerial incentives, and information
• Payout policy
• Capital budgeting and valuation with leverage
• Valuation and financial modeling : a case study
• Financial options
• Option valuation
• Real options
• Raising equity capital
• Debt financing
• Leasing
• Working capital management
• Short-term financial planning
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate governance
• Risk management
• International corporate finance

"The definitive market leader and decisive text for the field, Michael Barresi's Developmental Biology includes new features and active learning approaches to help students and instructors succeed, including electronic interviews, videos, tutorials, and case studies. Built on the excellent writing, accuracy, and enthusiasm of the original text, the new edition features on line resources that dynamically convey ideas and concepts, and creates an experience that meets the desires of those teaching Developmental Biology to a new generation"-- Provided by publisher.

• The Role of the Hospital Emergency Department and the Specialty of Emergency Medicine
• Emergency Department Organization and Flow
• Medical Terminology
• Teamwork and Communication
• Initial Emergency Department Patient Assessment
• Triage
• Point-of-Care Testing
• The Electrocardiogram and Cardiac Monitoring
• Cardiologic Emergencies
• Respiratory System Emergencies
• Abdominal and Genitourinary Problems
• Endocrinologic Emergencies
• Ear, Nose, and Throat and Ophthalmologic Emergencies
• Stroke and Neurologic Emergencies
• Vascular Access
• Ultrasound-Guided IV Access
• Wound Management
• Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Orthopedic Immobilization Techniques
• The Major Trauma Patient
• Behavioral Health and Toxicologic Emergencies
• Medical Ethics, the Law, and Cultural Competency
• Patient Transport
• Pediatrics
• Documentation
• Disasters and Mass Casualty Events
• Infection Control in the Emergency Department
• Case Studies in Emergency Triage
• Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Emergency Department.

Emergency Department Technicians (EDTs) play a vital role in actively supporting the medical team in today's hospitals, and the role continues to expand in light of staffing shortages and increased emergency department volumes. The Emergency Department Technician Handbook is a reliable, comprehensive resource in this increasingly important field, filling a timely need in EDT workforce development for both technicians and educators. Concise, readable text, along with high-quality clinical photos and a video library that depict procedures and patient positioning, make this new handbook a must-have resource in every emergency department.

• Editors' Introduction to the English Edition of the Seminars of Alain Badiou The Seminars of Alain Badiou (1983-2016): General Preface Introduction to the Seminar Images of Present Time by Kenneth Reinhard About the 2001-2004 Seminar Year
• 1: Contemporary Nihilism
• 1. Session 1
• 2. Session 2
• 3. Session 3
• 4. Session 4
• 5. Session 5
• 6. Session 6
• 7. Session 7 Year
• 2: Logic of Exceptions
• 8. Session 1
• 9. Session 2
• 10. Session 3
• 11. Session 4
• 12. Session 5
• 13. Session 6
• 14. Session 7
• 15. Session 8 Year
• 3: What Does it Mean to Live?
• 16. Session 1
• 17. Session 2
• 18. Session 3
• 19. Session 4
• 20. Session 5 Notes Index.
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Alain Badiou began the twenty-first century by considering the relationship between philosophy and notions of "the present." In this period of his ongoing annual lecture series, the acclaimed philosopher took up the existential problem of how to be contemporary with one's own time-that is, how to not simply inhabit a passing moment but bring a real present into existence. Images of the Present Time presents nearly three years of Badiou's seminars, held from 2001 to 2004, partly against the backdrop of the war in Iraq. Given while Badiou was writing Logics of Worlds, the second of the three volumes of Being and Event, these lectures address some of the same questions of existence in a particular world in a more personal and conversational tone, with reference to literature, philosophy, and contemporary politics and culture. He proposes a new concept of living in a real present as the twisting together of something from the past and something of the future. Featuring some of the philosopher's most inspiring and approachable work, Images of the Present Time is an important book for all readers interested in the practical as well as conceptual possibilities of Badiou's thought.
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• 1. Background: Materials, Energy and Sustainability
• 2. What is a "Sustainable Development"?
• 3. Assessing Sustainable Developments: The Steps
• 4. Tools, Prompts and Checklists
• 5. Materials Supply-Chain Risk
• 6. Corporate Sustainability and Materials
• 7. Introduction to Case Studies
• 8. Scaling Up Biopolymer Production
• 9. Wind Farms
• 10. Case Study: Electric Cars
• 11. Lighting
• 12. Solar PV
• 13. Bamboo for Sustainable Flooring
• 14. The Vision: A Circular Materials Economy
• 15. Data, Charts and Databases
• 16. Guidance for Instructors Appendix. Useful Numbers.
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Materials and Sustainable Development, Second Edition, written by noted materials selection authority Mike Ashby, provides a structure and framework for analyzing sustainable development and the role of materials in it. The book's aim is to introduce ways of exploring sustainable development to readers in a way that avoids simplistic interpretations and approaches complexity in a systematic way. There is no completely 'right' answer to questions of sustainable development, instead, there is a thoughtful, well-researched response that recognizes concerns of stakeholders, conflicting priorities, and the economic, legal and social aspects of the technology and its environmental legacy. The intent of the book is not to offer solutions to sustainability challenges but rather to improve the quality of discussion and enable informed, balanced debate. This updated edition has been updated to reflect new insights, regulatory trends and other developments that have occurred since publication of the previous edition.
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"For those who treat and diagnose liver disease, whether radiologists, emergency medical physicians, hepatologists, or sonographers, a clear understanding of the strict protocol needed to obtain accurate measurements is essential. Multiparametric Ultrasound for the Assessment of Diffuse Liver Disease offers a practical approach to liver shear wave elastography acquisition from globally recognized leaders in the field. It answers critical questions such as how to use each of the current techniques to best characterize your patients' liver disease, how to deal with the limitations of each of these techniques, and what to ask--and not to ask--of your devices and software"-- publisher's description.

• 1. Introduction (basics of chronic liver disease - incidence, etc.) Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao (Yale University School of Medicine, CT, USA) Chronic liver disease is a substantial world-wide problem. It can be due to a wide range of etiologic agents. Any process that leads to chronic inflammation can progress to chronic liver disease. Its major consequence is increasing deposition of fibrous tissue within the liver leading to cirrhosis with its complications, such as portal hypertension, hepatic insufficiency and hepatocellular carcinoma. Key words: chronic liver disease, liver fibrosis, shear wave elastography, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, NAFLD, NASH. 2. Liver stiffness measurement techniques basics Giovanna Ferraioli, Mark L Palmeri (Duke University, NC, USA), Richard G Barr Liver elastography can be performed with various techniques. These include both ultrasound-based elastography and magnetic resonance elastography. The ultrasound methods include strain elastography (SE), VCTE, and ARFI techniques (pSWE and 2D-SWE). SE is limited in evaluation of liver stiffness and will not be presented in this book. Key words: VCTE, pSWE, 2D-SWE, ARFI, shear wave elastography, MRE, vibration elastography, phantom studies. a. TE b. ARFI techniques c. MRE d. Vibratory Techniques 3. Protocol for acquisition Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr For all of the ultrasound techniques (vibration-controlled transient elastography, point shear wave elastography and two-dimensional shear wave elastography) the patient is studied in the supine or slight left lateral decubitus position. The protocol for a correct acquisition will be presented in details. Key words: VCTE, pSWE, 2D-SWE, ARFI, shear wave elastography, liver stiffness. a. General protocol b. Quality Assessment i. Vendor specific quality assessment 4. Tips and Tricks Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard Barr For a reliable acquisition, several factors should be taken into account. They include depth for measurement, presence of liver steatosis, transducer frequency, transducer position, number of measurements, confounders and so on. All these factors will be analyzed in details.
• Key words: reliability, accuracy studies. 5. Artifacts Giovanna Ferraioli, Mark Palmeri (Duke University, NC, USA), Richard G Barr Identification of the artifacts is of outmost importance for the interpretation. Knowing them is also important for acquiring the best images for accurate diagnosis. Key words: reverberation, attenuation, failure, phantoms studies. a. TE b. ARFI techniques c. MRE 6. Staging liver fibrosis with shear wave elastography Giovanna Ferraioli, Davide Roccarina (Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy), Jonathan Dillman (University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH, USA), Richard G Barr As of today, shear wave elastography has been accepted as a reliable substitute of liver biopsy in several clinical scenarios, mainly in patients with viral etiologies and/or NAFLD/NASH. The role of shear wave elastography in several etiologies of liver disease and in the pediatric population will be presented.
• Key words: liver stiffness, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, NAFLD, NASH, primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, cystic fibrosis, biliary atresia, Fontan circulation, children. a. Viral etiologies b. NAFLD/NASH c. Other etiologies d. Pediatrics 7. Portal hypertension: liver and spleen stiffness Davide Roccarina (Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy) Liver stiffness correlates with the severity of liver fibrosis up to the threshold of clinically significant portal hypertension. At this stage, the strength of the correlation between liver stiffness and fibrosis decreases, probably due to an increasing role played by extrahepatic factors. It has been shown that spleen stiffness correlates better than liver stiffness with the portal pressures. Studies will be presented.
• Key words: HVPG, portal hypertension, stiffness. 8. Liver stiffness beyond the staging of liver fibrosis Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr An increase of liver stiffness has been reported in patients with liver congestion. It is a "confounding factor" for the evaluation of liver fibrosis. However, in the setting of right-sided heart failure liver stiffness seems directly influenced by central venous pressure and can be used as a prognostic marker to predict cardiac events. Key words: heart failure, liver congestion, hepatic sinusoidal obstruction, Fontan circulation, Budd Chiari syndrome, valvular diseases. 9. Guideline Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr The availability of accurate non-invasive methods for the assessment of liver fibrosis was an important breakthrough and has prompted ultrasound federations of societies as well as clinical or radiological societies to issue international guidelines or consensus on the clinical applications of the SWE techniques. This chapter presents the most important guidelines from a practical point of view. Key words: guidelines, WFUMB, EFSUMB, SRU, shear wave elastography, diffuse liver disease, chronic viral hepatitis, ARFI techniques, NAFLD. a. Reporting results 10. Non-invasive assessment of liver steatosis with US techniques Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr An accurate estimation of the fat in the liver is important in the diagnostic work-up of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Ultrasound methods of fat quantification have been developed. They will be presented in details. Key words: attenuation coefficient, ATI, ATT, UGAP, backscatter coefficient, speed of sound, steatosis. 11. Dispersion Katsutoshi Sugimoto (Tokyo Medical University, Japan), Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr The shear wave speed obtained in liver stiffness estimation is dependent on the ARFI frequency. The dispersion is the estimate of the stiffness at various ARFI frequencies. The relationship between dispersion and inflammation will be presented. Detection and grading of inflammation would add important information in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with chronic liver diseases.
• Key words: necro-inflammation, ARFI frequency, shear wave elastography. 12. Focal liver lesions - short section
• Stephanie R Wilson (University of Calgary, Canada) Several reports document that malignant lesions are more likely stiffer than benign lesions. However, there is significant overlap. Both benign and malignant lesions can be soft or stiff compared to normal liver. In addition, the stiffness of the liver varies significantly with fibrosis. Key words: hemangioma, focal steatosis, focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, liver metastasis. 13. Conclusions Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr The value of shear wave elastography in diffuse liver disease will be highlighted. Key words: shear wave elastography, liver stiffness, spleen stiffness, liver steatosis, chronic liver disease.
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For those who treat and diagnose liver disease, whether radiologists, emergency medical physicians, hepatologists, or sonographers, a clear understanding of the strict protocol needed to obtain accurate measurements is essential. Multiparametric Ultrasound for the Assessment of Diffuse Liver Disease offers a practical approach to liver shear wave elastography acquisition from globally recognized leaders in the field. It answers critical questions such as how to use each of the current techniques to best characterize your patients' liver disease, how to deal with the limitations of each of these techniques, and what to ask-and not to ask-of your devices and software. Presents an overview of conventional ultrasound findings in chronic liver disease and portal hypertension, and presents the basic concepts and protocols needed to measure liver stiffness and interpret liver stiffness values. Details clinical applications, artifacts, and guidelines of liver ultrasound elastography, including tips and tricks. Reviews the latest ultrasound techniques to assess liver steatosis and focal liver lesions, as well as the uses of new technologies of fat quantification and dispersion. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. .
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• Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
• SARS-CoV-2: Structure, Pathogenesis, and Diagnosis
• Immunology of COVID-19
• COVID-19: Natural History and Spectrum of Disease
• Pulmonary Manifestations of COVID-19
• COVID-19 and the Cardiovascular System
• Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19
• Oral Cavity and COVID-19: Clinical Manifestations, Pathology, and Dental Profession
• Gastrointestinal Manifestations of COVID-19
• Kidney Manifestations of COVID-19
• Ophthalmic Manifestations of COVID-19
• Psychiatric Manifestations of COVID-19
• Impact of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection on the Fetus and Newborn
• COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents
• COVID-19: Emergency Medicine Perspectives
• Therapeutics for COVID-19
• Novel Therapeutic Targets for SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
• Vaccine Basics and the Development and Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines.

Written by physicians and scientists with expertise in this evolving area, Textbook of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 provides a coherent, readable, and clinically relevant review of the biology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, immunology, clinical features, current treatment, and prevention strategies for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Using both a systemic and topic-based approach, it summarizes and clarifies the extensive literature published on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, includes a comprehensive bibliography, and provides answers to clinical questions at the point of care from multiple specialty perspectives.

• Introduction : Dépasser le lexique des confusions
• Question 1 Comment la France est-elle devenue un pays d'immigration ?
• Nationalité et citoyenneté, ou les piliers de l'État-nation
• Marché du travail et politisation de la question de l'immigration
• "1889, c'est aussi important que 1789"
• La France entre État-nation et société d'immigration
• Question 2 Comment comprendre le choix du droit du sol ?
• Le choix du droit du sol, ou la diversité des raisons
• Droit de la nationalité et situation migratoire
• Le retour de l'idéologie
• La recherche d'une nouvelle synthèse républicaine
• Question 3 Que signifie la naturalisation ?
• La naturalisation du point de vue des postulants
• La naturalisation du point de vue de l'administration
• La distinction entre citoyens "naturels" et "naturalisés"
• Question 4 Comment décrire "l'incorporation à la nation" ?
• Un besoin de clarification
• L'intégration de qui ? L'intégration comme affaire de "périmètre"
• L'assimilation comment ? Le risque de l'injonction à l'assimilation
• Question 5 Comment choisir une politique de l'immigration ?
• Les politiques de l'immigration saisies par les idées
• Les politiques de l'immigration saisies par les instruments
• Les ambiguïtés de notre présent
• Question 6 Quelle est l'influence de l'Europe sur les politiques de l'immigration ?
• Les enjeux d'un contrôle européen de l'immigration
• Pourquoi l'État ne disparaît pas
• Immigration et citoyenneté en Europe, entre libéralisation et ethnicisation
• Question 7 Le modèle de citoyenneté est-il en crise ?
• Le modèle républicain de citoyenneté
• Quand les banlieues brûlent
• La faute à la République ? La citoyenneté comme fiction incarnée
• Question 8 Faut-il instaurer des statistiques ethniques ?
• La controverse sur les statistiques ethniques en France
• Retour sur une expérience oubliée : l'Algérie coloniale
• Les enjeux d'un instrument de mesure
• Question 9 Pourquoi la "race" revient-elle toujours ?
• Jalons sur la "race" et le racisme
• La déconstruction de la notion de race
• La circulation de la race
• Question 10 Comment déjouer les pièges des fausses Questions ?
• Exemple 1. "L'islam est-il compatible avec la République ?"
• Exemple 2. "Les immigrés sont-ils communautaristes ?"
• Exemple 3. "L'identité nationale est-elle menacée ?".

"Au centre de la vie politique française, l'immigration fait l'objet de débats souvent houleux, ranimés au moindre fait divers mais aussi à chaque élection, et alimente de multiples polémiques. Comprendre cette situation au-delà des slogans racoleurs suppose de revenir à l'Histoire, aux chiffres et aux faits, et d'examiner l'évolution des politiques de l'immigration depuis plus d'un siècle et demi. En 10 questions, ce livre permet de brosser le portrait d'une France où, malgré une tradition d'asile et d'accueil, l'immigration est régulièrement perçue comme un problème. En considérant les controverses sur l'identité nationale, la citoyenneté républicaine, le racisme ou les statistiques ethniques, l'auteur fournit des pistes de réflexion permettant d'objectiver la situation pour nourrir efficacement le débat public, loin des mythes et des fantasmes."--Page 4 of cover.

• Vers le jugement pour crimes contre l'humanité des grands chefs nazis
• Le premier procès de Nuremberg de 1945-1946
• Vers 12 autres procès, toujours à Nuremberg
• Le cheminement des vainqueurs
• Les 12 autres procès de Nuremberg
• 1. Le procès des médecins
• Les 23 accusés
• L'ampleur des crimes médicaux
• L'organisation du procès et les chefs d'accusation
• Six camps concernés
• La vision du procureur général Telford Taylor, en octobre 1946
• Les expériences menées pour la Luftwaffe concernant la pression atmosphérique
• Les expériences de congélation menées pour la Wehrmacht et la Luftwaffe
• Les expériences d'inoculation de la malaria pour la Wehrmacht
• Les expériences au "gaz moutarde" pour le compte des armées
• Expériences avec les sulfanilamides
• Expériences de reconstruction des os, des muscles, des nerfs et de transplantation des os
• Expériences d'absorption d'eau de mer
• Expérimentations sur les épidémies de jaunisse
• Expérimentations sur les épidémies de typhus (et de quelques autres vaccinations)
• Expérimentations avec des poisons
• Expérimentations sur les effets des bombes incendiaires
• Expérimentations de traitements contre les phlegmons
• Expérimentations avec le polygal, coagulant sanguin
• Expérimentations avec le phénol
• Expérimentations pour la stérilisation de masse
• La collection de squelettes et de crânes du professeur August Hirt
• L'affaire du Warthegau
• Programme d'euthanasie des nazis
• L"indigne défense des médecins nazis accusés
• Des verdicts très discutables et largement cléments
• Cynisme des vainqueurs : le recrutement de médecins criminels
• 2. Le procès d'Oswald Pohl et du WVHA
• La rencontre de Pohl avec Himmler
• Un avenir chez les SS
• Un cadre dans l'empire SS
• Le WVHA, parfait instrument
• Rentabiliser les camps de concentration et d'extermination
• Une mise en place rigoureuse
• Fins tragiques pour les responsables de l'Amtsgnippe D
• Oswald Pohl, gestionnaire de l'extermination
• Des "affaires"... en or
• Sur les vivants et sur les cadavres
• Des biens juifs aux armes secrètes
• Les grands noms de l'industrie allemande
• Ils ne savaient pas ?
• La" question juive" vue par Oswald Pohl
• August Frank, l'adjoint de Pohl
• Heinz Karl Fanslau, le chef de la division A
• Hans Lœrner, adjoint de Fanslau
• Georg Lœrner, le frère
• Josef Vogt, "l'innocent" comptable
• Erwin Tschentscher, un pur administratif ignorant!
• Rudolf Scheide, l'inoffensif!
• Max Kiefer, l'architecte des camps
• Franz Eirenschmalz, nazi engagé depuis 1923
• Karl Sommer, lâche et criminel
• Hermann Pook, l'effroyable dentiste
• Hans Hohberg, l'économiste sans scrupule
• Hans Baier ou la lâcheté personnifiée
• Leo Volk, le donneur de leçons
• Karl Mummenthey, l'homme au cœur de granit
• Hans Bobermin, un criminel endurci
• Horst Klein, l'homme du Kulturkampfnazi, saisi par la rédemption
• Oswald Pohl, seul condamné à mort exécuté
• 3. Le procès du RuSHA
• Pour la suprématie de la race aryenne...
• Le RKFdV ou le renforcement du germanisme
• La VoMi
• Le Lebensborn
• L'Ahnenerbe
• Des crimes programmés de longue date
• À l'Est, terrain d'expérimentation
• Ulrich Greifelt, le Führer des Gruppen
• Les deux adjoints, Rudolf Creutz et Konrad Meyer-Hetling
• Otto Schwarzenberger, autre technocrate modèle...
• Herbert Huebner, homme d'affaires...
• Werner Lorenz et les "Allemands de souche"...
• Heinz Brueckner et les Einsatzgruppen
• Otto Hofmann, Richard Hildebrandt et Fritz Schwalm, un trio du RuSHA
• Quatre accusés dans l'univers du Lebensborn : Inge Viermetz, Max Sollmann, Gregor Ebner et Guenther Tesch
• Lebensborn et germanisation
• Les "orphelins" de Lidice
• Fin de carrière pour Inge
• Le Lebensborn, un foyer d'accueil ?
• Une organisation caritative ?
• 4. Le procès des juges et des juristes allemands
• Le Führer, premier justicier de la Nation
• Mars 1947 : le procès des juges
• Deux ministres de la Justice et le président du Tribunal du Peuple, grands absents du procès
• D'autres absents, de moindre rang, disparus par suicide, mort brutale et maladie...
• Le cas Karl Engert
• Le cas Josef Altstôtter qui refuse, comme tant d'autres, d'endosser ses crimes
• Des juges innocents ?
• Hermann Cuhorst, un juge allemand trop clément
• Günther Nebelung, absous pour avoir "suivi les lois de mon pays..."
• Une drôle de définition du Tribunal du Peuple proposée par l'accusé Hans Petersen
• Wilhelm von Ammon, un nazi ordinaire ?
• Quatre accusés arrivistes et sans scrupule
• Curt Rothenberger ; une trouble personnalité
• Herbert Klemm, un juge bien trop impliqué
• La loi nazie appliquée dans toute son abomination par Oswald Rothaug
• Le trop zélé Rudolf Œschey
• Franz Schlegelberger, fanatique aux ordres du Führer
• "Le poignard de l'assassin était caché sous la robe du juge"
• Une épuration tronquée
• L'exception notable de Lothar Kreyssig
• 5. Le procès des ministères et ses 21 accusés
• Un procès exemplaire
• Les membres du ministère des Affaires étrangères
• Les membres de la Chancellerie du Reich
• Le siège de la SS au palais du Prinz Albert
• Le ministère de l'Alimentation et de l'Agriculture
• Le ministère de l'Intérieur
• Le ministère des Finances et la Reichsbank
• Les bureaux du Plan et du Conseil de planification centrale
• Le ministère de la Presse et de la Propagande
• En guise de bilan
• 6. Le procès du GeneralfeUmarschall d'aviation Erhard Milch
• Un homme qui compte dans le régime nazi
• Les cinq chefs d'inculpation
• La piètre défense de Milch
• Le jugement
• 7. Le procès des otages
• Les 12 accusés
• Les actes d'accusation
• Les meurtres d'otages de l'armée allemande dans les Balkans
• Échec allemand face au Croate Tito
• En Grèce, une répression sans limites
• Et la Wehrmacht perd son âme
• Hermann Fœrtsch, un homme d'une remarquable intelligence, l'inventeur du mythe de la Wehrmacht propre
• L'ampleur des génocides yougoslave et grec
• La défense des accusés s'avère plutôt rugueuse
• Les verdicts
• Devenirs divergents des condamnés durant la période post-nazie
• 8. Le procès des Einsatzgruppen
• "Ce qui importe, ce n'est pas le droit, mais la victoire..."
• Plus d'un million de cadavres
• 9. Le procès du haut commandement militaire
• Johannes Blaskowitz : "suicidé" ?
• Un amiral non coupable : Otto Schniewind ?
• Un militaire lourdement suspecté : Hugo Sperrle
• Le feUmarschall von Leeb, un homme plutôt habile
• Des ordres monstrueux appliqués sans discussion
• Georg von Kuechler : "Je ne savais rien du tout de l'extermination des Juifs..."
• Hermann Hoth : "Conforme à la situation de l'époque"
• Hans Reinhardt : "Une attitude nationale-socialiste impeccable"
• Hans von Salmuth : un Prussien dans l'âme, fidèle exécutant
• Karl-Adolf Hol I idt : abattre avec restriction
• Karl von Roques : mort en détention
• Hermann Reinecke : en liaison avec les services d'Himmler
• Walter Warlimont, un contributeur scrupuleux
• Otto Wœhler, grand combattant et massacreur silencieux
• Le Generalleutnant Rudolf Lehmann, juriste du crime
• Des généraux au-dessus de tout soupçon
• Erich von Manstein et la glorieuse conduite de la Wehrmacht
• Franz Halder, porte-parole d'une Wehrmacht "exemplaire"
• 10.

• Le cas du grand industriel Friedrich Flick
• Le groupe Flick sur la sellette
• Les six accusés
• L'acte d'accusation
• Le konzern Flick reçoit l'appui du chancelier Brüning puis des nazis
• Une relation de proximité avec Hermann Gœring
• Un membre précoce du Cercle des Amis d'Himmler
• L'esclavage par le travail chez Flick et dans l'industrie minière et sidérurgique
• Les difficultés croissantes du Reich en matière de main-d'œuvre industrielle
• Le pillage des biens industriels dans les territoires occupés
• Un exemple : le rapt des Aciéries de Rombas
• L'aryanisation des biens juifs dans tout le Reich
• La défense du Dr Dix, l'avocat de Flick, indispose les juges américains
• La défense personnelle de Friedrich Flick est globalement mieux construite
• L'acte final d'accusation
• Ultimes défenses et sentences
• Belles carrières postérieures
• 11. Le procès Krupp
• Les 12 accusés
• Histoire du groupe Krupp
• L'Allemagne "démocratique" et Krupp ne respectent absolument pas le traité de Versailles
• Le premier chef d'accusation : collaboration étroite avec les autorités nazies
• Le deuxième chef d'accusation : pillage et spoliation d'actifs industriels et miniers
• Le troisième chef d'inculpation : déportation, exploitation brutale, mise en esclavage de grands volumes de main-d'œuvre en ses usines
• Le quatrième chef d'inculpation : la mise en place de camps disciplinaires ou punitifs (Straflager) pour travailleurs étrangers chez Krupp
• Le cinquième chef d'inculpation : le camp d'enfants de Vœrde (près de Düsseldorf)
• Le sixième chef d'inculpation : le camp de "concentration" féminin de Gelsenberg des usines Krupp à Essen
• Le septième chef d'inculpation : emploi et traitement des prisonniers de guerre
• Les dirigeants de Krupp en difficulté face aux accusations
• La piètre défense des accusés
• Le verdict, pas si sévère
• 12. Les 24 accusés de l'IG Farben
• Un très long procès
• Les 24 accusés
• Première accusation : participation des accusés à la préparation et au déclenchement de la guerre d'agression et d'invasion
• Seconde accusation : pillage et vol
• Troisième accusation : meurtre de masse et mise en esclavage
• Un verdict vraiment clément
• 13. Les autres procès et la dénazification
• En Allemagne de 1945 à 1955
• En RFA à partir de 1949
• En Italie
• En France
• En Europe de l'Est (Pologne, Tchécoslovaquie, Hongrie)
• Au Benelux
• Au Danemark et en Norvège
• 14. L'impossible dénazification de la société allemande
• Les racines profondes du nazisme
• Une société totalement nazifiée
• Les moyens pacifiques utilisés pour dénazifier la société allemande
• Un passé non assumé : oublier bien vite des années traumatisantes et honteuses, sans vraiment sanctionner
• L'impossible dénazification
• Les 13 procès de Nuremberg
• L'internement des Allemands
• Procédures de dénazification
• Nombre de condamnations
• La RFA et la dénazification
• Le poids décisif des procès de Nuremberg.

"Treize et non pas un procès à Nuremberg, celui de 1945-1946 ! Les quelque 180 accusés des douze procès étalés de 1946 à 1949, tous hauts dignitaires nazis, en charge de tâches essentielles, ont beaucoup appris aux Américains sur le fonctionnement du Reich nazi. Un régime, très largement soutenu par la population, avec des systèmes répressifs multiples, une politique de purification raciale, des dysfonctionnements structurels de l'économie, une collaboration de l'armée aux massacres ethniques, un rôle majeur des industriels (et banquiers) dans le soutien constant à Hitler, une absence totale de déontologie d'une partie du corps médical allemand, une place centrale de la SS dans l'État... Chaque procès est décrit avec ses débats et ses verdicts, et s'attache donc à un pan de la société allemande. Systématiquement, on focalise sur un ou plusieurs accusés, particulièrement révélateurs, avec un suivi précis des confessions voire des aveux. Ainsi se dévoile la réalité concrète d'une société brutale et dictatoriale conçue par Hitler et les quelques hommes qui avaient sa confiance. Les deux chapitres finaux démontrent combien la dénazification de l'Allemagne s'est avérée complexe et lacunaire."--Page 4 of cover.

"The Dönme sect--a group of Jewish-Islamic adherents with ancient roots--lives in an isolated community on rural land outside of smalltown Mt. Izmir, Ohio. Self-sustaining, deeply-religious, and heavily-armed, they have followed their self-proclaimed prophet, Natan of Flatbush, from Brooklyn to this new land. But the brutal murder of Natan's teenage son throws their tight community into turmoil. When Zeke Leger, a thirty-year-old writer at a national magazine, arrives from New York for the funeral of a friend, he becomes intrigued by the case, and begins to report on the murder. His college girlfriend Johanna Franklin prosecuted the case, and believes it is closed. Before he knows it, Zeke becomes entangled in the conflict between the Dönme, suspicious local citizens, Johanna, and the law--with dangerous implications for his body and his soul"-- Provided by publisher

• On some de novo type approaches to fuzzy decision making, optimization and control: an application to sustainable regional development
• Summarization of bimodal information from large data sets
• Multi-attribute decision making in material selection under Z-valued information
• Decision making on students performance estimation
• Decision making on selection of Ferritic stainless steel
• Forecasting demand in the commodity market of food products using neural networks
• Estimation of countries economic development by using Z-number theory
• Optimal implication-based fuzzy control system for a steam generator
• Prediction of energy consumption in residential buildings using Type-2 fuzzy wavelet Neural Network
• Analysis of knee osteoarthritis grading using Deep Learning
• Solving problem of unit commitment by exchange market algorithm and dynamic planning method
• Regular Identification Algorithms for a Special Class of Neuro-Fuzzy Models ANFIS.

The general scope of the book covers diverse areas of fuzzy systems, soft computing, AI tools such as uncertain computation, decision-making under imperfect information, deep learning, and others. The topics of the papers include theory and application of Soft Computing, Neuro-Fuzzy Technology, Intelligent Control, Deep Learning-Machine Learning, Fuzzy Logic in Data Analytics, Evolutionary Computing, Fuzzy logic and Artificial Intelligence in Engineering, Social Sciences, Business, Economics, Material Sciences, and others. This book presents the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Applications of Fuzzy Systems, Soft Computing, and Artificial Intelligence Tools, ICAFS-2022, held in Budva, Montenegro, on August 26-27, 2022. This is a useful guide for academics, practitioners, and graduates in fields of fuzzy logic and soft computing. It allows for increasing of interest in development and applying of these paradigms in various real-life fields.

• Asset valuation, acquisition, and disposal options
• Product-service transformation, and product-service systems
• Asset operations and maintenance strategies
• Sustainable asset operations and maintenance processes
• Dynamic modelling and simulation of asset operations and maintenance
• Reliability and resilience engineering
• IOT and applications of smart and intelligent sensing and instrumentation
• Condition monitoring, diagnostics, prognostics, and asset health indexing
• Industry 4.0 platforms and interoperability of ICT systems
• Augmented and virtual reality applications
• Asset condition, risk, resilience and vulnerability assessments
• Asset management and decision support systems
• Applications of international and local guidelines and standards
• Refurbishment, renovation, replacement, upgrade decisions and actions
• Human dimensions and asset management performance
• Blockchain applications.
• Role of cybersecurity in assetmanagement
• Asset management in the energy sector
• Asset management in the healthcare sector
• Asset management in the food and beverage industry
• Asset management in the petrochemicalindustry
• Monitoring, diagnostics and prognosticsforsmart maintenance
• Asset management in Agro-allied sector
• Air and Sea ports infrastructure and facilities
• Adventure and wildlife parks infrastructure and facilities
• City and metropolitan infrastructure and facilities.

This book gathers selected peer-reviewed papers from the 16th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM), held in Seville from 57 October 2022. This book covers a wide range of topics in Engineering Asset Management, including: Asset management and decision support system Industry 4.0 tools and its impact on asset management Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics for smart maintenance Asset life cycle management Asset management in the industrial sector Human dimensions and asset management performance Infrastructure Asset management Asset condition, risk, resilience, and vulnerability assessments Asset operations and maintenance strategies Reliability and resilience engineering Applications of international and local guidelines and standards The breadth and depth of this state-of-the-art, comprehensive proceedings make it an excellent resource for asset management practitioners, researchers and academics, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students.

This book contains accepted papers presented at SOCO 2022 conference held in the beautiful and historic city of Salamanca (Spain), in September 2022. Soft computing represents a collection or set of computational techniques in machine learning, computer science, and some engineering disciplines, which investigate, simulate, and analyze very complex issues and phenomena. After a thorough peer-review process, the 17th SOCO 2022 International Program Committee selected 64 papers which are published in these conference proceedings and represent an acceptance rate of 60%. In this relevant edition, a particular emphasis was put on the organization of special sessions. Seven special sessions were organized related to relevant topics such as machine learning and computer vision in Industry 4.0; time series forecasting in industrial and environmental applications; optimization, modeling, and control by soft computing techniques; soft computing applied to renewable energy systems; preprocessing big data in machine learning; tackling real-world problems with artificial intelligence. The selection of papers was extremely rigorous to maintain the high quality of the conference. We want to thank the members of the program committees for their hard work during the reviewing process. This is a crucial process for creating a high-standard conference; the SOCO conference would not exist without their help.

18 personal narratives selected and edited from material recorded during an oral history project conducted by the author between 2002-2012